Board Of Directors

Karan Sikri is the managing director and founder of VermiDrip Pvt. Ltd. and holds extensive knowledge in the intricacies and workings of the agriculture sector. Karan is a farmer turned entrepreneur. He is also the owner and founder of Sikri Farms that houses one of the largest vermicompost manufacturing units that India has ever seen.

Man on a mission, Karan has been a strong promoter of “Save Soil Save Water” from last 15 years. When it comes to saving the nature and soil, Karan has been a constant force to reckon with. He started out as a young farmer, with a vision to make organic farming a reality. Today, with more than 11 awards to his name, Karan features among one of the prominent speakers on Organic farming across the Asian Continent. Karan is a proud recipient of Indian National Award by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 2016. (Jagjivan Ram Innovative Farmer Award 2016).

In his words,” We are in the business of Vermicompost since last 15 years. Backed by a leading company with a dedicated team of agronomist and researchers, VermiDrip is an outcome of strategic research and conscious efforts that has gone into developing a product of highest quality. We follow international standards in our laboratory”.

With a clear vision of developing a sustainable ecosystem which is essential for human health and wellbeing, Karan is the fountainhead of the idea of “VermiDrip Company” and a center of excellence as everything converges towards him.

A doctorate degree holder by profession, and agriculture enthusiast by passion, Yashica has been an integral part of “Save Soil Save Water” mission.

In today’s scenario of agriculture where continuous rice-wheat pattern is observed, the health of the soil is decreasing and water table is coming down. This depletion of soil health is also accompanied by environmental pollution due to burning in fields. This has raised a question mark on traditional agricultural practices.

So the need of an hour is the sustainable agricultural approach, where soil health has to be maintained by putting reasonable amount of organic fertilizers and water has to be saved by using latest irrigation technologies like drip irrigation and automation. This, I think will be a small gesture towards mother earth who has always “given” in agriculture but nothing has been returned to earth. This will in a way increase the per capita income of farmers by reducing the cost of production and improving the productivity and efficiency of farming and agriculture. We are committed towards saving natural resources and thus saving the mother earth.

An alumnus IIT (Roorkee) and IIM (Ahmedabad), Shyam Taneja is respected, admired and loved as Master Facilitator. Shyam Taneja has more than four decades of rich and varied experience in execution and management.

During his years of experience as Managing Director in companies like Hindustan Packaging Limited, Vadilal Chemicals Limited he made a difference for 10000+ individuals. Known for his tough love approach he is relentless in pushing boundaries, maximizing potential, catalysing exponential growth and nurturing personal leadership. His mission : Touch a Life and make a difference is what drives him each moment.

Shyam Taneja has been part of a movement called Operation Flood for many years. He has witnessed how a big vision of a visionary, namely Dr V Kurien, can transform lives of people as also bring the nation in front rows. India today takes pride in being the largest milk producer of the world and it has happened in less than five decades.

A great vision by people committed behind the vision is needed in the field of agriculture to save water save soil and make the country progress.

Sama is a SIBM graduate in Human Resource and Industrial Relations. Worked as Head - Human Resource in Danone Dairy India and Regional Manager in Danone Asia, She has an experience of over 9 years in the industry and is currently the Director of Unlimited Unnati.

“I have always been drawn to agriculture, farming and nature and I was fortunate to have spent three years in Danone leading the sustainability function for Asia. It was both exhilarating and frightening to see where our food came from. Exhilarating because most of us in cities grow up with no real connection to food and where it comes from. Traveling through countries and farms and witnessing the lives of our farmers was great. Frightening because there is so much we have taken away from our soil and water. World over soils are depleting and being rendered empty and water of course is a crisis waiting to explode. In India the crisis is even more acute. What we feed our soil is what ultimately lands up on our tables . It is urgent for us to help our farmers restore the balance in soil, use water judiciously to ensure not only that we eat safe but also that our farmers stay safe. We at VermiDrip more than anything or anyone else are committed to making the lives of our farmers better together with of course doing everything we can to save our soil and our water.”